Burke, Szatkowski can win in Bethel

As a lifelong Republican with 18 years of political lobbying experience for the real estate industry in Hartford and Washington, D.C., I have seen how intoxicating political power can be.

A small group of controlling GOP members have hand-picked their candidates: the same losers that ran two years ago against

Alice Hutchinson
and the two other minor parties. This year, they are asking Bethel Republicans to repeat the loss by setting the re-match and guaranteeing another election loss.

The
Bob Burke
and
Paul Szatkowski board
of selectmen ticket has received the endorsement of the two minor parties, who took a total of 700 votes per candidate in the last election! Consequently they will start with a 700-vote advantage on two of the four ballot lines this November.

When the Burke/Szatkowski ticket wins the Republican primary Tuesday, all the Republican candidates will be on three of the four lines, spelling a virtual victory for the entire Republican ticket. Should the
Judy Novachek
/Bob Legnard ticket take the primary, they will run on only one ballot line and face not only the
Democrats
but Burke and Szatkowski with a 700-vote advantage running on the other two minor party lines. We can win the election with Burke and Szatkowski or lose again with Novachek and Legnard.

Is Bethel's status quo Republican leadership serious about winning this year's election with a team that cares about the voters, or are they just interested in protecting their dwindling political stature with "been there, done that" Novachek/Legnard?